Avondale School, in Cooranbong, has opened an Innovative Learning Area featuring everything from a digital fabrication zone to a blacksmith’s corner. The new space is part of the school’s Trade Training Centre, on the secondary campus. The Innovative Learning Area was designed by Avondale’s head of technology, Nigel Lynn, and some of his former construction…

More than 1,000 students from schools across the Hunter participated in RDA Hunter’s 2019 Build ME a Future Days recently. Held at the University of Newcastle’s Great Hall across four days – Monday 20th to Thursday 23rd May, students undertook a range of activities that helped them apply the STEM knowledge they’re learning in class.…

RDA Hunter is pleased to announce that it has recently become a corporate member of Women in Aviation International. Women in Aviation International (WAI), Australian Chapter is a national volunteer run not-for-profit organisation established to provide networking, education, mentoring and scholarship opportunities for young girls and women who are striving for challenging and fulfilling careers…

Following the success of the 2018 pilot program, a cohort of 12 high school students will participate in the 2019 STEM Defence + Innovation Program developed by Regional Development Australia (RDA) Hunter and delivered in partnership with the Business Centre. STEM Defence + Innovation is a springboard to commercialising students’ prototypes. They each bring a…

RDA Hunter’s ME Program is pleased to announce its major sponsorship of the 2019 Mars Rover Challenge. The Challenge engages school students in coding and operating autonomous vehicles via the StarLAB Mars Rover platform. It allows students to navigate the Rovers through a purpose-built track modeled on real terrain. The Rover is an exciting way to…

The ME Program recently hosted nine of its industry partners at the RDA Hunter Industry Pavilion as part of the 2019 Newcastle and Lake Macquarie Careers Expo. 6,000 Hunter students visited the Expo, which was held over two days in Newcastle and Maitland, to help them better understand career opportunities in the Hunter. RDA Hunter’s…

F-35A Air Vehicle Sustainment Manager SQNDLR Nathan Draper, of the Air Combat Systems Program Office, is playing an important role promoting Air Force careers in the Hunter region of NSW, where the majority of Air Force’s JSF aircraft will be based at Williamtown. SQNLDR Draper works with RDA Hunter to help inspire students to pursue…

The ME Program is looking for 5 volunteers to undertake collection and analysis of its partner schools’ census data. The project will be two to three weeks duration and include system and device testing as well as collecting an analysing data. For more information or to register your interest contact Peter Wall at peter.wall@stemquip.com.au

The StarLAB team and RDA Hunter last week staged the 2018 Mars Rover Challenge which was an opportunity for ME Program schools to come together and test their Python prowess. The Challenge which was held at The Forum, the University of Newcastle over two days, was also live-streamed on YouTube. The first day saw students…

The ME Program was delighted to sponsor 10 Hunter students to attend the WAI Australia National Conference, which was held at the Mercure Hunter Valley Gardens Resort on Friday 28th – Sunday 30th of September 2018. Girls from Hunter River High School, Callaghan Wallsend Campus, West Wallsend High School, St Mary’s Catholic College and St…